/ z" V! G- Z$ a" p( I! e0 F4 XFirst-time homebuyers in Edmonton will get a break. A unique, made-in-Edmonton program will put up to 1,000 new homes on the market and help ease Edmonton’s new home crunch. - d4 x2 o s, @$ G9 j/ h* \ 3 E9 r( y# z% n% R6 @9 l- C, V# `6 y- N3 k
Thanks to an exemption to the Municipal Government Act and the support of Edmonton City Council and the Edmonton-area school boards, the First-time Homebuyers Program will transform 20 unused school sites in city neighbourhoods into potential locations for new homes.; E! P" o. ]+ B5 Q; |% B6 G